| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Yepez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Sebastian (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Mitts (fresh) PF - Archie Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Edwin Compton inbounds the ball | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Rice | Edwin Compton lays it up and in | 41-46 |
| 19:35 | UAB | Damian Carr is called for the reach on Archie Craig - foul #2 on Damian Carr, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Damian Carr takes the ball from Archie Craig | 41-46 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Thomas Barnum comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Greg Sebastian - foul #1 on Greg Sebastian, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 18:45 | UAB | Ronald Yepez comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 18:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edwin Compton | 41-48 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Damian Carr connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Billy Falls | 41-50 |
| 17:55 | UAB | Ronald Yepez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 17:54 | UAB | Archie Craig grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 17:42 | UAB | Clinton Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Damian Carr - foul #3 on Damian Carr, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Jelinski (PF) Damian Carr | |
| 17:42 | UAB | Clinton Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:42 | UAB | Clinton Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Brian Ziff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Greg Sebastian grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 16:59 | UAB | Greg Sebastian clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-50 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Thomas Barnum double dribbles | 41-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Blais (PG), Errol Greco (SF), Gustavo Costa (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Ronald Yepez, Matthew Mitts, Archie Craig, Clinton Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| 16:23 | UAB | Greg Sebastian misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-50 |
| 16:22 | Rice | William Grunwald pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Billy Falls drills a jump hook from the right block | 41-52 |
| 16:15 | UAB | Andrew Blais's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Greg Sebastian is called for the reach on Billy Falls - foul #2 on Greg Sebastian, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Damian Carr (PF) Billy Falls, David Stratton | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Andrew Blais (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Sebastian (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Errol Greco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gustavo Costa (fresh) C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Rice | Michael Davidson steals the ball from Johnny Jelinski | 41-52 |
| 15:37 | UAB | Greg Sebastian misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Damian Carr gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:15 | Rice | James Walters comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-52 |
| 15:14 | UAB | Andrew Blais pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:00 | UAB | Greg Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 14:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Damian Carr | 41-52 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski scores on a shot near the basket set up by James Walters and he's hacked by Errol Greco - foul #1 on Errol Greco, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Yepez (SG), Matthew Mitts (SF), Archie Craig (PF), Clinton Johnson (C) Greg Sebastian, Errol Greco, Gustavo Costa, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, James Walters, William Grunwald | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Brian Ziff picks off the pass by Archie Craig | 41-55 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Thomas Barnum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-55 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Billy Falls tips it home | 41-57 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Clinton Johnson can't finish the layup | 41-57 |
| 13:55 | UAB | Matthew Mitts grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 13:37 | UAB | Matthew Mitts buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Clinton Johnson | 43-57 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 13:19 | UAB | Clinton Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 13:00 | UAB | Clinton Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 43-57 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Damian Carr pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Brian Ziff scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Barnum | 43-59 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Matthew Mitts makes the floater from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Archie Craig blocks the jumper by Damian Carr | 45-59 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Brian Ziff tips it back up and in | 45-61 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Andrew Blais (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Yepez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Mitts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UAB | Matthew Mitts misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-61 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Damian Carr grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Billy Falls misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 11:23 | UAB | Matthew Mitts grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 11:11 | UAB | Clinton Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Falls - foul #3 on Billy Falls, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Greg Sebastian (SG), Errol Greco (SF), Gustavo Costa (PF) Andrew Blais, Matthew Mitts, Archie Craig | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Billy Falls, Johnny Jelinski, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 11:11 | UAB | Clinton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 11:11 | UAB | Clinton Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 11:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Stratton | 46-61 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Edwin Compton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 10:51 | UAB | Gustavo Costa grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 10:24 | UAB | Greg Sebastian hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-61 |
| 10:07 | Rice | David Stratton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-61 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Charles Bolden hits the follow up shot | 49-63 |
| 09:44 | UAB | Ronald Yepez misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Errol Greco can't tip it in | 49-63 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Ronald Yepez hits the follow up shot | 51-63 |
| 09:28 | Rice | James Walters misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-63 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Edwin Compton grabs the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 09:13 | Rice | James Walters clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gustavo Costa - foul #1 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Blais (PG), Matthew Mitts (SF), Archie Craig (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Ronald Yepez, Errol Greco, Gustavo Costa, Clinton Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, William Grunwald, David Stratton | |
| 09:13 | Rice | James Walters makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:13 | Rice | James Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 09:02 | UAB | Michael Davidson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Blais | 53-65 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Edwin Compton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-65 |
| 08:38 | UAB | Archie Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 08:30 | UAB | Greg Sebastian misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Greg Sebastian steals it from Brian Ziff | 53-65 |
| 07:55 | UAB | Matthew Mitts misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Ziff - foul #1 on Brian Ziff, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Errol Greco (SF) Greg Sebastian | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF) James Walters, Edwin Compton | |
| 07:55 | UAB | Matthew Mitts makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 07:55 | UAB | Matthew Mitts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Andrew Blais (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Mitts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Errol Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Damian Carr hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Barnum | 55-67 |
| 07:26 | UAB | Archie Craig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 55-67 |
| 07:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Johnny Jelinski | 55-67 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Billy Falls clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 55-67 |
| 07:19 | UAB | Archie Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 07:12 | UAB | Andrew Blais misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-67 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Archie Craig misses long on a runner from the left block | 55-67 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Damian Carr pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Archie Craig pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 06:21 | UAB | Michael Davidson's floater is tipped away by Johnny Jelinski | 55-67 |
| 06:19 | UAB | Matthew Mitts misses the tip | 55-67 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Brian Ziff is hacked by Errol Greco - foul #2 on Errol Greco, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Yepez (PG), Greg Sebastian (SG), Gustavo Costa (PF), Clinton Johnson (C) Andrew Blais, Matthew Mitts, Archie Craig, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Compton (SF), William Grunwald (C) Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 05:32 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Compton | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:12 | UAB | Greg Sebastian knocks in the shot from the left side | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:47 | Rice | Edwin Compton jams it | 57-72 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Greg Sebastian misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-72 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Ronald Yepez grabs the offensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 04:23 | UAB | Greg Sebastian misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 04:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edwin Compton | 57-72 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Clinton Johnson picks off the pass by Billy Falls | 57-72 |
| 03:59 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-72 |
| Subs | UAB | Matthew Mitts (SF), Archie Craig (PF) Errol Greco, Gustavo Costa | |
| Subs | Rice | Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Johnny Jelinski, William Grunwald | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | UAB | Greg Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Brian Ziff snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Yepez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Sebastian (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Mitts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Archie Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Clinton Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Thomas Barnum banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Ziff | 57-74 |
| 03:08 | UAB | Billy Falls steals the ball from Matthew Mitts | 57-74 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Thomas Barnum dunks the ball on a great pass from Billy Falls | 57-76 |
| 02:56 | UAB | Ronald Yepez is hacked by Edwin Compton - foul #1 on Edwin Compton, team foul #5 | 57-76 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Billy Falls, Edwin Compton, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 02:45 | UAB | Clinton Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Stratton - foul #2 on David Stratton, team foul #6 | 57-76 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Ronald Yepez misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-76 |
| 02:24 | UAB | Matthew Mitts grabs the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Greg Sebastian connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski blows the dunk | 60-76 |
| 01:56 | UAB | Clinton Johnson grabs the board | 60-76 |
| 01:44 | UAB | Clinton Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-76 |
| 01:43 | Rice | David Stratton gets the rebound | 60-76 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski clanks a floater from the left block | 60-76 |
| 01:18 | UAB | Clinton Johnson pulls down the rebound | 60-76 |
| 00:58 | UAB | Greg Sebastian clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-76 |
| 00:57 | Rice | William Grunwald snags the defensive board | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Charles Bolden is called for 5 seconds | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | UAB | Matthew Mitts is hacked by Johnny Jelinski - foul #1 on Johnny Jelinski, team foul #7 | 60-76 |
| 00:28 | UAB | Matthew Mitts misses the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:28 | Rice | William Grunwald grabs the defensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Bolden runs out the clock | 60-76 |